Japanese Basil (Shiso/Perilla) Juice
Servings 250 ml
Equipment
- 1 Saucepan
- 1 Juicer
- 1 Jug & Sieve
Ingredients
- 15 Fresh Japanese basil leaves (Shiso leaves)
- 125 g Cane sugar - granulated
- 2 Lemons - for juice
- 500 ml Water
Instructions
Cook the Japanese basil leaves
- Pick the basil leaves from the plant and wash them
- Add water into saucepan and bring to the boil
- Add the basil leaves and simmer for 5 minutes
- Pour the contents of the saucepan through a sieve into the jug - squeezing as much of the moisture from the leaves as possible. And pour back into the saucepan
Make the syrup
- Add the sugar, whisk to dissolve and simmer for 30 minutes
- Pour into a storage jar or bottle
- Squeeze the lemons for juice and add into the storage jar or bottle - and watch it change colour !!!